Absolutes Quote by William Lloyd Garrison

“Slavery is simply a possession of the mind, before the individual submits their spiritual component to the will of another person or deity.”

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

All religion is slavery.

— Robert Green Ingersoll

Slavery was established by decree of Almighty God...it is sanctioned in the Bible, in both Testaments, from Genesis to Revelation...it has existed in all…

— Jefferson Davis

“The lust for slave profits engulfed even some of the priests, who abandoned their preaching, took black women as concubines, kept slaves themselves, and…

— Adam Hochschild

However, I am willing to hear what you can produce from Scripture in favor of any kind of slavery.

— Samuel Hopkins

“Slavery is as old as civilization, and has been practiced all over the world. It was ubiquitous in antiquity, and is taken for granted…

— David Livingstone Smith

I truly believe slavery is why, as a by-product, we still have a disproportionate amount of black men incarcerated in the USA. It is…

— David Oyelowo

I can never acknowledge the right of slavery. I will bow down to no deity however worshipped by professing Christians - however dignified by…

— Thaddeus Stevens

“But the language of slavery does more than merely picture the gospel. In fact, it is central to the message of salvation. That is…

— John F. MacArthur Jr

It was not Christianity which freed the slave: Christianity accepted slavery; Christian ministers defended it; Christian merchants trafficked in human flesh and blood, and…

— Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner

In all the ages the Roman Church has owned slaves, bought and sold slaves, authorized and encouraged her children to trade in them. .…

— Mark Twain

“Slavery and the Bible? First Corinthians 7:21 told slaves to take the opportunity to be free. Let me put forth that God commanded the…

— Gina Turner